Shoe-hook.



G. W. RIDDLE.

SHOE HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27,1911.

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SHOE-HOOK.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I GEORGE VV. RIDDLE, acitizen of the United Sta-tes,' res1d1ng at T State, a of Kentucky,have. invented certain new and useful Improvements in She e Hooks; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to shoe lace hooks, and has for its object toprovide a device of this nature which will present a smooth appearanceto the clothing or apparel located adjacent to the top of the shoe.

Tn the type of hooks now in use the same often become caught in theclothing, thereby being bent and broken, often damaging the clothing.

The present invention contemplates the elimination of all of theseobjectionable features and to provide a shoe hook which will be solid,substantial and inexpensive in its construction whereby the same willpresent a smooth surface to the clothing and will in no way be caught orengaged thereby.

Y'Vith the above and other objects in view, this invention consists inthe construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, all ashereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation ofthe top of the shoe illustrating the hook forming the subject matter ofthe present invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is the side elevation of ahook embodied in the present invention previous to the attachmentthereof to a shoe. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of a hookillustrating the same applied to a shoe.

The shoe lace hook forming the subject matter of the present inventionis formed from a single sheet of metal in such a manner that no portionthereof may engage the clothing to damage either the hook or the apparelor clothing. The hook comprises a cylindrical body portion having a beadformed adjacent to a cover which extends entirely over the upperterminal of the body portion in such a manner that the openings existingin the shoe hooks heretofore are eliminated thereby excluding dust fromthe interior of the shoe. An outwardly extending loop is carried by thecover herelampton, in the county of Livingston and Specification ofLetters Patent. I Pa ijgnted June 36, 1914 Application filedSeptember27j1911. Serial no. 651,580.

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tofore referred to andflprovidesa .m-eans wherebythelacemaybegengagednbythe hook... Referring now more particularly to the r s, 0.ed mt sthe uppe -o a shee provided with the usual tongue 11. A pluralityof hooks A are secured to the shoe through the instrumentality of theriveting or swaging, which is now in use. The construction of the hookshowever, differs entirely from those now in use. These hooks comprisethe tubular or cylindrical body portion 12 which is closed at its upperterminal by the metal cover 13, said metal cover being formed from thebody portion 12. A bead 14 extends around the exterior surface of theupper terminal of the body portion and provides a means whereby leatherof the upper 10 may be retained in positive engagement with the hook, aswill hereinafter be more fully described. A loop 15 is formed from thebody portion 12 and extends above the cover 13, the arms 15 abutting oneach other adjacent to the cover 13 and gradually diverging as theyextend from the body portion 12, forming an enlarged loop 16, said loopbeing bentinwardly to form the lace retaining opening 17.

From this construction it will readily be understood that the hookforming the subject matter of the present invention will presentabsolutely no sharp edges or surfaces to catch in the apparel of thewearer to damage the latter or the hook.

In attaching the hooks forming the subject matter of the said inventionto the upper 10a series of apertures or holes are punched in the upperin the usual manner,

after which the tubular body portion 12 of one of the hooks is insertedin one of the openings thus formed in such a manner that the bead 14rests against the outer surface of the upper. The body portion is then011"- set in an outward direction forming the retaining flange 18 whichin combination with the bead 14c rigidly and firmly secures the hook tothe upper.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent, is

A lacing stud comprising a cylindrical body portion having a closed end,an outwardly extending annular flange integral with the side wall andflush with the closed end of said body portion, a closed loop formedintegral with the body portion, at a point spaced from the edge of theflange upon one side thereof, the closed end of said loop extendingoutwardly at right angles to the closed end of the said body portion fora portion of its length said loop turned inwardly and expanded at theouter terminal of the closed end thereof to form a recess adapted toreceive a shoe lace, the lower terminal of said turned-in portionafiording a substantially flat surface centrally of its ends and spacedfrom the closed end of the Copies of this patent may be obtained forfive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

